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cockatoo Definition

cocka·too (käk′ə to̵̅o̅′, käk′ə to̵̅o̅′)

noun pl. cockatoos -·toos′

any of a number of crested parrots (esp. genus Cacatua) of Australia and the East Indies, usually with predominantly white plumage, often tinged with yellow or pink

Etymology: Du kaketoe < Malay kakatua; prob. echoic in orig., but < ? kakak, brother, sister + tua, old; sp. infl. by cock

cockatoo Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Including a white cockatoo in the painting is unusual.

Adjective modifier

  • crested: For Sale lesser sulfur crested cockatoo 1 year old, female, LSC Cockatoo needs a loving home.
  • white: Including a white cockatoo in the painting is unusual.
  • sulphur-crested: Sulphur-crested cockatoo " Thank you for your quick response, it's a shame I didn't know of you earlier!
cockatoo Quotes

Home life as we understand it is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a cockatoo.

—Shaw, George Bernard

Complacencies of the peignoir, and late Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair, And the green freedom of a cockatoo Upon a rug mingle to dissipate The holy hush of ancient sacrifice.

—Stevens,Wallace

Browse dictionary entries near cockatoo

  1. ‹ cockatiel
  2. ‹ cockateel
  3. ‹ cockapoos
  4. ‹ cockapoo
  5. ‹ cockamamie
  6. ‹ cockalorum
  7. ‹ Cockaigne
  8. ‹ cockaded
  9. ‹ cockade
  10. ‹ cock-up
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